Word: pinochets
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...misleading, we must regard his attack on American action with great skepticism. After all, the circumstance surrounding this matter of extradition are extraordinarily disturbing. Enough evidence has emerged to strongly suggest that the assassination of Letelier and Moffitt was planned and executed with the knowledge and approval of Gen. Pinochet, Chile's chief executive, in much the same way the Col. Qaddafi knows and approves of Libyan-financed terrorist activity in Europe. That feature alone argues that we should not let Ambassador Barros' characterization of the U.S. response to the Chilean Supreme Court's decision as anti-juridicial go unexamined...
Under this increasingly repressive situation, the Pinochet regime held a constitutional plebiscite on September 11, 1980 with the aim of legitimizing authoritarian rule. This vote was nothing short of a distortion of basic democratic principles. The Junta rejected the idea that alternative constitutional proposals appear on the ballot. The government required that every Chilean over 18 vote; if not, they would be imprisoned. There were no voter registration lists. If a person left his or her ballot blank, it was counted as a pro-government vote. Finally, all votes were counted by The Junta in secret with no independent observers...
...light of the constant political repression and the continued violation of human rights, we feel it important that both the United States Government and Harvard University do everything in their power to relay to the Pinochet government the view that an end to human rights abuses and a complete restoration of democracy is imperative. Dale J. Benos, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Physiology Jonathan Glass, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine Beth Israel Hospital
Speaking to a small crowd in Coolidge Hall, Edwards said the government press manipulated opposition to the Pinochet constitution that appeared before the September plebescite to "build a sensation of fear...
Edwards, who outlined recent developments in Chile, said that in addition to opposition from the left, the proposed constitution also "produced certain reticent reactions in the traditional conservative wing" who felt that the constitution gave too much power to Pinochet...